Covid deaths hit new daily high in Thailand


People receive China's Sinovac vaccine at the Central Vaccination Center, inside the Bang Sue Grand Station, in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 24, 2021. - Reuters

BANGKOK (The Nation/ANN): The number of daily Covid-19 deaths reached a new high on Wednesday (May 26) at 41, with 2,455 new infections.

In the past 24 hours there have been 2,455 new cases, 479 of these being found in prisons, the Public Health Ministry reported on Wednesday morning.

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